FWST: Frogs, Iowa State seek to eliminate mistakes

FWST: Frogs, Iowa State seek to eliminate mistakes

TCU (1-1) vs. Iowa State (0-2)

When, where:Â 11 a.m. Saturday, Amon G. Carter Stadium

TV:Â FS1

The winner will take sole possession of first place in the Big 12 standings for at least one week. No other Big 12 teams begin conference play this week.

In this matchup, several things stand out:

Where they are similar:Â Both teams are coming off losses. TCU fell to Arkansas, a former Southwest Conference rival, last week in a double-overtime. The 41-38 setback took the Horned Frogs out of this weekâ€™s college football polls. Iowa State fell to Iowa 42-3 to give the Cyclones consecutive losses in their first season under new coach Matt Campbell.

Where they are different:Â TCU has been productive offensively under first-year quarterback Kenny Hill. The Horned Frogs have averaged 617 yards and 48.5 points per game in their spread offense. Hill, a transfer from Texas A&M, ranks third nationally in total offense among FBS players at 477 yards per game. Iowa State has struggled offensively, ranking last among Big 12 teams in yards (299 per game) and scoring (11.5 average). That has led Campbell to open the starting quarterback job in practice this week between Joel Lanning, a team captain, and Jacob Park, a junior-college transfer who began his college career at Georgia. TCU leads the Big 12 in rushing touchdowns (nine), with Hill (five) and running back Kyle Hicks (four) accounting for all of them. ISU seeks its first rushing TD of the season. ISU tailback Mike Warren, a 1,000-yard rusher last season, has 58 yards in two games (3.1 yards per carry).